Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (The Big-Hearted Will Take Away the Bride)
is an Indian romance film directed by Aditya Chopra, and co-written with
him by Javed Siddiqui. Released on 20 October 1995, the film stars Shah
Rukh Khan and Kajol (pictured). It focuses on Raj and Simran, two non-
resident Indians who fall in love while travelling in Europe with
friends, and on Raj's attempts to win over Simran's family so that the
couple can marry. The film was shot in India, London and Switzerland,
from September 1994 to August 1995. It won 10 Filmfare Awards, the most
for a single film at that time, and its soundtrack album became one of
the most popular of the 1990s. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge is one of
only three Hindi films in the reference book 1001 Movies You Must See
Before You Die, and is 12th on the British Film Institute's list of top
Indian films of all time. Over 20 years after its first release, it is
still being shown at the Maratha Mandir theatre in Mumbai, making it the
longest-running film in the history of Indian cinema.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilwale_Dulhania_Le_Jayenge>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1944:
World War II: Fulfilling a promise he made two years
previously, General Douglas MacArthur landed on Leyte to begin the
recapture of the entire Philippine Archipelago.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Leyte>
1973:
Watergate scandal: Both Attorney General Elliot Richardson and
his deputy William Ruckelshaus resigned rather than obey Richard Nixon's
order to have Archibald Cox fired.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Massacre>
1982:
During a UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC
Haarlem, a large number of attendees tried to leave the Grand Sports
Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at the same time, resulting in a
stampede that caused 66 deaths.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzhniki_disaster>
2011:
Libyan Civil War: Muammar Gaddafi, the deposed leader of Libya,
was captured during the Battle of Sirte and killed less than an hour
later.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Muammar_Gaddafi>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
potsherd:
(often archaeology) A piece of ceramic from pottery, often found on an
archaeological site.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/potsherd>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I know so well the look on your face And there's somethin' lucky
about this place There's somethin' good comin' Just over the hill
Somethin' good comin' I know it will And I'm in for the long run
Wherever it goes Ridin' the river Wherever it goes.
--Tom Petty
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tom_Petty>
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